Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Pair: Acting Sergeant H. Thompson, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
British War and Victory Medals (26817 A-Sjt. H. Thompson. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.) very fine

Pair: Private W. R. Costin, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
British War and Victory Medals (30807 Pte. W. R. Costin. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.) nearly extremely fine

Pair: Private A. H. Mason, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, who died in Salonika on 23 October 1918
British War and Victory Medals (17737 Pte. A. H. Mason. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.) very fine

Pair: Private E. Scarrott, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
British War and Victory Medals (19373 Pte. E. Scarrott. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.); together with a British Legion lapel badge, edge wear and loss to service number on BWM, therefore good fine (8) £100-£140

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Medals from the Collection of the Soldiers of Oxfordshire Museum.

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Arthur Henry Mason was born at Churchill, Oxfordshire, and attested for the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry at Stow on the Wold, Gloucestershire. He served with the 2nd Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 26 May 1915, and later served in Salonika with the 7th Battalion. He died 23 October 1918, and is buried in Mikra British Cemetery, Kalamaria, Greece.